Today would be our last day in the bush and we were hopeful of another morning drive filled with strong impressions for the eyes and ears. We were not disappointed as, before the Land Rover pulled out from the parking area, our tracker, Chris, saw a set of tracks belonging to…
What can a ranger and tracker do to top a start to an African safari like the one we had? I would think, almost nothing. However, I was wrong.
Brendan took us to see whether the mother hyena had stayed close to her den (an old termite mound turned home) with…
We had one heck of an arrival, afternoon game drive yesterday and morning game drive just an hour ago at CC Africa’s Exter Leadwood Camp. Upon arrival, we watched an elephant herd drinking at the river upon which the lodge is built. We went out on an afternoon game drive and…
I spent the prior two nights at Kirkman’s Kamp located in the best game viewing spot in the Kruger Park, the Sabi Sand Game Reserve. Another CC Africa lodge, Kirkman’s is named for Harry Kirkman who lived on this same piece of property in the early part of the last century….
My ranger dropped me at the Madikwe airfield and I was flown back through to Johannesburg at then on to the landing strip at Ngala Safari Lodge. This safari lodge rests on its own private 17,000 hectare (about 50,000 acres) property abutting the border of Kruger National Park. The land was…
What an incredible sight, over 100 elephants at a large watering hole with lions and cubs on the perimeter. Brian correctly assumed the elephants would come for a late afternoon drink and saw the lion pride in the nearby brush upon arrival. He predicted a clash between the two species as…
Morning comes early on the safari game drive as we arise at 6AM. Coffee/tea are delivered to the room and the guests meet at 6:30 to head out.
Brian honed us in on a male lion quickly. He had an idea where the king of the jungle might be and his…
We landed at Johannesburg International Airport at 6PM, about 45 minutes late due to our delayed departure from Washington Dulles. The anticipation of getting off the plane after a 16 hour flight one would think would be my sole determination for a quick exit. However, with each subsequent trip to South…
